Japan volcanic islands may hold keys to coral survival
The key to the survival of the world’s threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say. Video provided by AFP
Raw: Pence visits base near Demilitarized Zone
Vice President Mike Pence visited a military base on Monday near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea a day after the North conducted a failed missile launch. (April 16)
US ‘strategic patience’ era over with North Korea: Pence
US Vice President Mike Pence warns that “the era of strategic patience is over” with North Korea, saying the US and its allies will deal with the reclusive state if China is unable, as tensions soar over the North’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. Video provided by AFP
Lots of monkeys are dying in Brazil, and humans aren’t helping
Thousands of monkeys have died from yellow fever infections in Brazil, and now people are killing them out of fear that they’re spreading the disease. Video provided by Newsy
Pope Francis goes off-script at Easter Mass, addressing world conflict
Pope Francis offered an off-the-cuff homily to the crowd at the Vatican’s Easter Sunday Mass, telling his followers to look for hope amid conflict. Video provided by Newsy
‘New’ world’s-oldest-person is a church-loving, Jamaican 117-year-old
Violet Mosses Brown eats what she wants — but no pork and chicken. And she abstains from what she called “rum and dem tings.”
You know the religious right. Here’s the religious left (and it’s fired up)
‘Trump pushes the moral button in you,’ the president of Union Theological Seminary said. The religious left is rising as a result.
You’ve heard of the religious right. This is the religious left (and it’s fired up)
‘Trump pushes the moral button in you,’ the president of Union Theological Seminary said. The religious left is rising as a result.